Time to go DSG?

[sanj]

I'm buying a 'R' this weekend but most of the one's for sale are DSG's,i've driven manual car's all my life and would never go DSG but what's so special about it?

[Marc-5-GTI]

I thought this too... Have a test drive... You'll soon realise for yourself 

[berg]

Dsg is the future

So there is a strong argument to get another manual and enjoy it whilst you can sanj

[xjay1337]

Try it and make your own mind up.

[sanj]

Thank's for the reply guy's,gonna be spending £25k+ so wanted to make sure whether i'm doing the right thing,mmm let's see!

[sub39h]

my personal opinion is that DSG is the best of both worlds and i would never drive a manual again. you might not feel it's involving enough. only you will know. test drive it and see.

[MAT ED30]

Don't get me started on dsg     never did anything for me after owning one and driving loads but for some people it's the best thing ever but it would be a boring world if we all liked the same thing  

[Jonneh]

I was just like you buddy, thought manuals are always better.

But DSG is flipping great! Took me a couple of test drives to like it and now I love it. Only way is just to try it out and find out if it works for you!

Having said that though I do still own a few manuals to scratch that itch.

[aarondsg]

I used to be the guy that would say auto is rubbish and all that.
I now own a dsg gti and absolutely love it!
My mate with a 8p 2.0tfsi now also wants dsg 

[arris]

Also was dead set against a auto,

saw the first edition30 for sale local but was DSG test drove it anyway, and bought it same day 

[dan930]

I used to be the guy that would say auto is rubbish and all that.
I now own a dsg gti and absolutely love it!
My mate with a 8p 2.0tfsi now also wants dsg 

+2
I used to be the same as I'm a diehard manual fan but after owning a Dsg ed30 & now a Dsg golfR,I would never buy a manual car,it's best of both worlds but tbh it's up to you..
Ps...get the dsg remapped & it will blow yr socks off mate

[Human Joist]

Never been a fan of automatics. However. I don't see these as an auto. They are so smooth and progressive. The gear change is faultless and almost predictive and super smooth it's also faster too in theory as the change is quicker.

Let me put it this way. My other half only drives auto and she recently bought a new insignia diesel auto and I thought it was super smooth. That is until I got my dsg and now hers seems poor by comparison.

[sanj]

Just spotted a grey 'R' DSG 5 door ACC,with a bluefin superchip fitted which take's it to 300bhp,and it was cheaper than the Rising blue manual but had 44k mile's on it but has had the DSG major service done on it at 40k,I think i'm going to go for it!

[dan930]

Just spotted a grey 'R' DSG 5 door ACC,with a bluefin superchip fitted which take's it to 300bhp,and it was cheaper than the Rising blue manual but had 44k mile's on it but has had the DSG major service done on it at 40k,I think i'm going to go for it!

Go on to rforum.co.uk....there are a few golfRs for sale
ACC is a nice option to have... I've got it on mine too

[PND]

Just spotted a grey 'R' DSG 5 door ACC,with a bluefin superchip fitted which take's it to 300bhp,and it was cheaper than the Rising blue manual but had 44k mile's on it but has had the DSG major service done on it at 40k,I think i'm going to go for it!

It looks like a nice one!  I love the grey car and black wheel combination and DSG is great - I wouldn't be without it now.  Check with them that the warranty is transferable - by the way it's an official 'VW' extended warranty with Mondial.  I know because I asked VW when I was speaking to them about something else earlier today!    If I lived closer, I might have been tempted to buy it myself!  Good luck!

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